Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival.
It is a tradition in China to welcome the New Year with fireworks. At midnight, the sky is lit up by fireworks, which symbolize the sending out of the old and the ushering in the new.
Firecrackers are set off as soon as the New Year arrives. You can hear or see firecrackers everywhere and this usually lasts for a few hours. Some people continue to play firecrackers occasionally throughout the first half of the first month. Traditionally fireworks are the sign of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.




China's fireworks industry suffers hundreds of deaths every year in fires and explosions. The industry employs thousands of people, often in poor rural areas, who do much of the work by hand. The death rate keeps soaring despite repeated government promises to tighten safety. The fatality rate usually surges as producers rush to fill orders for the Lunar New Year, which comes in January. Chinese celebrate by setting off billions of firecrackers.

Start this shoot at 20:34pm

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Between the pole.

Time: 00:24pm start everywhere..






Suddenly coming towards to us,
we were at the top floor (13th) of our hotel when we shoot these, some how scary for me becaused never get too closed with the edge of these fireworks.


Happy Chinese New Year for those who celebrate and thanks for looking.
All photos taken on dated : 13th Of February 2010
Location: Waitan down town city of Tanggu and top Floor Teda International Hotel-China.
Camera : Nikon D200
Lens Nikon / AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED